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Taco the Town

by W. Dave Keith

W. Dave Keith and friends set out to explore all the tacos in Kansas City and other famous taco towns.

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Episodes

  1. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: Summer Taco-cation! LOS ANGELES!

    This BEST OF T3 Summer Taco-cation Edition takes us back to Summer 2019 when we took the show to LOS ANGELES and taste tested the tasty tacos at SALAZAR!!! Enjoy!

  2. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: Summer Taco-Cation! TIPSY TACO AT LAKE LOTAWANA!

    This week we take another splash into some BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Goodness for SUMMER TACO-CATION SEASON as we take a look back at the time we ventured out to TIPSY TACO at LAKE LOTAWANA, the perfect KC Metro SUMMER TACO-CATION Destination!!! Enjoy this BEST OF Episode from back in August 2019!!

  3. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: Summer Taco-Cation! VAN LIFE KC!

    This week we hop in the way back machine AND hop in a VAN (Dave's favorite Summer Vacation Vessel!) That's right, it's another BEST OF T3 Flashback as we eat Tacos in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER IN KC! A VanLifeKC Van to be exact! What a perfect vehicle to make your Summer Taco-Cation Dreams Come…

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  4. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: Summer Taco-Cation! CHICAGO!

    We're kicking off Summer 2025 by listening back to some of our fun SUMMER TACO-CATION Trips in the past! Like this week's episode when we went up to the Windy TACO City of CHICAGO and sampled some of their tasty tacos! Recorded in JULY 2019.

  5. Episode 214: LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD! On Location! (w/ Dan & Sam Billen)

    Sometimes we gotta venture outside of KC proper to taste test the tasty tacos in other neighboring Taco Towns and that's what we're doing this week...hitting LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD in LAWRENCE, KANSAS with special returning guests DAN & SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music, The Post Haus & Adventures…

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  6. Episode 213: DOS TEQUILAS KC! On Location! (w/ Tiffany Michelle)

    This week we're celebrating National Margarita Day at another new KC Taco Spot...DOS TEQUILAS KC in Shawnee, Kansas! With our special guest Taco Reviewer Actress & Comedian TIFFANY MICHELLE! And not only are we taste testing tasty tacos...we are taste testing tasty TORTAS! In a T3 FIRST Dave…

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  7. Episode 212: TACOS BORRACHOS! On Location! (w/ The Weatherford Brothers)

    Once again we're checking out a new KC area Taco spot and this week's episode finds us back in Overland Park, Kansas at TACOS BORRACHOS with our special guest Taco Reviewers THE WEATHERFORD BROTHERS (STEVE & MIKE!) It's Chiefs Super Bowl Week so we're finding out Steve & Mike's Big Game Party...

  8. Episode 211: K-TACOS & MORE! On Location! (w/ Nancy Le)

    It's our first episode of 2025 and we're hitting a new taco spot up in Historic Downtown Parkville, Missouri....K-TACOS & MORE with our special guest Taco Reviewer NANCY LE from @EatswithNancy on Instagram! We chat about where Nancy ate KC RESTAURANT WEEK and what some of her favorite Northland...

  9. Episode 210: AN OZARK MOUNTAIN TACO CHRISTMAS! On Location in Branson! (w/ Conrad & Tiffany Bear)

    We're heading south for this year's Christmas Episode...down to the Ozarks...to the CHRISTMAS TREE CAPITAL OF AMERICA...BRANSON, MISSOURI to have a good ole fashioned Ozark Mountain Taco Christmas!!! Our special guests this week are Actors/Performers CONRAD AND TIFFANY BEAR, who appeared in the...

  10. Episode 209: ACOSTA'S TAQUERIA! On the KC WHEEL! (w/ Annie Dauzat & David Cross)

    We're always making KC Taco History here on TACO THE TOWN and this episode is no different as we become the FIRST HUMANS TO EAT TACOS ON THE KC WHEEL!! That's right! Dave and his special guests Dancers/Performers/Engaged Couple ANNIE DAUZAT & DAVID CROSS eat some tasty tacos from ACOSTA'S…

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  11. Episode 208: TAKO TAKO! On Location! (w/ TART PARTY's Kate Haugan & Christina Schafer & Ricky Torres from Tako Tako)

    T3 is back at it checking out another new taco spot in the city of taco fountains! This week Dave and his guests KATE HAUGAN & CHRISTINA SCHAFER from the TART PARTY Podcast enjoy the tasty tacos at TAKO TAKO, a new Sonoran Taco spot on State Line!! Kate & Christina tell us all about their KC...

  12. Episode 207: BARBACOA! On Location! (w/ Jason Nivens & Shelbi Neel)

    Happy Tacovember, Taco The Towners!! We've got another amazing new tacotastic Taco Spot for you this week and this one's FANCY! Winner of The Pitch's Best New Restaurant of 2023...it's BARBACOA, a KC BBQ/Mexican Cuisine Mashup! And this week's special guest Taco Reviewers tell us what they think…

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  13. Episode 206: CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI! On Location! (w/ Paige Crosswhite)

    T3 is celebrating TacoWeen by hitting one of the newest Taco (and Tiki) Spots in the Crossroads...CONCHITA TACOS & KON TIKI!!! Two of Dave's Favorite things! TACOS N' TIKI! What a Combo! Dave is joined by special guest Tiki Critic/Painter/Art Teacher/World Traveler PAIGE CROSSWHITE! We cover a…

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  14. Episode 205: CAMPESINO vs LOS GALLITOS! TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! (w/ Carrington Harrison)

    To celebrate 7 Years of Taco-ing The Town, we've got another Epic TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN episode for you this week on T3! That's where we pit two Taco spots against each other in a titanic taco tussle to determine who has the tastiest tacos! And this time we've got two of the Newer Mission…

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  15. Episode 204: STR-EATZ! On Location! (w/ Melissa Dwyer)

    On this episode of T3, Dave wishes everyone a HAPPY NATIONAL TACO DAY before taste testing the tasty tacos from STR-EATZ in South KC! (Not to be confused with STREATS in the Crossroads!) Dave is joined by special Guest Taco Reviewer MELISSA DWYER, a Taco Enthusiast, Hairstylist, Budtender…

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  16. Episode 203: PINCHES TACOS! On Location! (w/ OLIVIA FOX's Lauren Flynn, Tiffany Smith & Aubrey Dykeman)

    T3 is back in WESTPORT this week checking out another new KC Taco Spot, PINCHES TACOS, with our Special Guest Taco Reviewers LAUREN FLYNN, TIFFANY SMITH & AUBREY DYKEMAN from Kansas City Folk Pop Band OLIVIA FOX! They tell Dave all about what's next for the band, their favorite KC venues to…

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  17. Episode 202: TAQUIZA KS! On Location! (w/ Jake Redpath, Kasey Famous & Evan Christian Goldt)

    This week we're hitting' up a new taco spot in one of Dave's old High School Cruisin' spots...TAQUIZA KS in Rosana Square with special guest Taco Reviewers from the KC Comedy Scene: JAKE (Jakin' Off Podcast) REDPATH, KASEY FAMOUS & EVAN CHRISTIAN GOLDT! (Who are all performing in the FOUNTAIN…

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  18. Episode 201: THE TASTE OF THE K TACO! On Location at Kauffman Stadium! (w/ Chris Lost, Natalie & David Fieleke)

    TACO THE TOWN IS BACK!! After a year hiatus, Dave returns from his time in the wilderness and aims to finish what he started...eat at all of the taco-rrific n' tasty taco spots KC has to offer! There have been a lot of new Taco spots open up in the past year and Dave has his sights on all of…

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  19. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: 2020 HOLIDAY SPECIAL! TIKI HUNA at IRON DISTRICT! (w/ TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS)

    This week we look back on our HOLIDAY SPECIAL from 2020 when we sipped on some Tiki Drinks at TIKI HUNA at the IRON DISTRICT in North Kansas City with former Taco The Town All Stars KATE HAUGAN, STANN TATE, DAISHA JONES, CYNTHIA MALONE & NICK LECKEY! We also had some Holiday-rrific musical...

  20. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2018: TIKICAT COCKTAIL PARTY! (w/ Katie Crawford, Brady Goodman & Chris Lost)

    Here's another Classic Holiday Episode of T3 for you from way back in December of 2018 when Dave and his pals recorded their first Holiday Cocktail Party Episode at TikiCat (a Tiki bar in Westport that sadly no longer exists!) The gang taste tests some delicious Tiki drinks, sings some seasonal...

  21. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2017: PANCHO’S & OLD MAN WINTER! (w/ Sakinah Heath & Scott Hartley)

    It's the Holiday Season so why not celebrate with some CLASSIC BEST OF HOLIDAY EPISODES OF TACO THE TOWN!! This one is from way back in December of 2017! It's our PANCHO'S Episode (Episode # 9) where we review Pancho's and a very special, jolly white-haired man stops by in the Middle of a...

  22. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: THANKSGIVING SPECIAL AT THE DRUNKEN WORM! (w/ Davis DeRock, Chad Crenshaw & Shawna Downing)

    What better way to celebrate the Holiday Season by listening back to some CLASSIC T3 Holiday Episodes from the past 6 Years of taco Podcasting! This is our THANKSGIVING SPECIAL from back in 2018 when we had a Taco Feast at The DRUNKEN WORM (RIP!) With guests DAVIS DeROCK, CHAD CRENSHAW & SHAWNA...

  23. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: HAUNTED DOS REALES in SHAWNEE! HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! (w/ Denise Seah, Kathy Marquez, Chris & Lindsy Dorsey & Employees of Dos Reales)

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It's time to wrap up our month long 6th Birthday celebration here at TACO THE TOWN! But not before we drop one more classic BEST OF Episode of the show! Today's Episode is our super spooky HALLOWEEN Episode from back in October 2018 when we recorded the show overnight at the DOS...

  24. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: 100th EPISODE TACO PARTY BUS TACO CRAWL! (w/ T3 All Stars!)

    Only a few more days in October to celebrate our 6th Birthday here on Taco The Town and that means only 2 more CLASSIC BEST OF Episodes!! Today's Re-Released Episode was one of the best Taco Days we here at T3 ever experienced from back in November 2019 when we loaded up a Party Bus with Taco The...

  25. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: FUZZY’S TACO SHOP! (w/ Birdie Hansen)

    There are just a few days left to celebrate 6 YEARS OF TACO THE TOWN here in October!! So here's another CLASSIC BEST OF T3 Episode from back in December of 2020 when Dave and his guest BIRDIE HANSEN faced Dave's greatest fear (his 1 BAD TACO EXPERIENCE) and taste tested the tacos at FUZZY'S TACO...

  26. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: BURRITOVILLE! (w/ Kate Haugan & Chris Rito)

    We're still celebrating 6 YEARS of T3 here in October by re-releasing some Classic BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! And today's is a real doozy from back in June of 2021...the BURRITOVILLE Episode! Join us as we take a listen into an alternate timeline of the Taco The Town Multiverse...to a world...

  27. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: JOSE PEPPERS vs. MI RANCHITO! (w/ The Weatherford Brothers)

    We're gonna keep this 6th Birthday Month Celebration rolling here on T3!! Today's re-release BEST OF Episode is from back in April of 2022 when The WEATHERFORD BROTHERS stopped by for our Annual TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN Episode where we pit two local taco chains against against each other to...

  28. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: TACO NACO KC! (w/ Aja James & Mallory Jansen)

    TACO THE TOWN is turning 6 this October so we're celebrating by re-releasing some classic BEST OF Episodes of the show! Today's Episode is from back in November of 2020 when Dave and his guests AJA JAMES & MALLORY JANSEN got their first taste of what would become a T3 favorite...TACO NACO KC! Enjoy!

  29. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: ARROWHEAD STADIUM TACOS! (w/ Madison Johnson, Ron Woods & Chris Lost)

    We're celebrating 6 YEARS of the Podcast this October by dropping some classic BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episodes from our archives! Today's is a special one from way back in November of 2018! Dave and his guests MADISON JOHNSON, RON WOODS & CHRIS LOST were invited to taste test the tasty tacos at...

  30. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: GIGANTIC TACOS AT CAPTAIN’S CORNER! (w/ Molly Buchanan, Mindy Hargesheimer & Katherine Wald)

    We continue to celebrate 6 YEARS of TACO THE TOWN this October by re-releasing some BEST OF Episodes of the Podcast! Today we have a great one from back in November of 2021 when we ventured up to Smithville Lake and a little hamlet called Paradise, Missouri where there is a joint called CAPTAIN'S...

  31. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: RIDING THE TACO TRAIN DOWN MAIN! KC STREETCAR TACOS! (w/ Donna Mandelbaum, Steph Shannon & Nicole Springer)

    Another BEST OF TACO THE TOWN Episode coming your way today in honor of T3 celebrating 6 YEARS this OCTOBER! This episode was a special one! Dave commandeered the KC Streetcar back in June 2021 with his guests DONNA MANDELBAUM, STEPH SHANNON & NICOLE SPRINGER! We taste tested some of the tasty...

  32. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: BONITO MICHOACAN! (w/ Kelcie McKenney & Jug Stanovcic)

    All October Long we're celebrating 6 Years of Tacoing The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes and this week we look back at our 50th Episode from October 2018 where we dropped by one of our favorite taco spots in the city BONITO MICHOACAN in KCK with special guests KELCIE McKENNEY & JUG...

  33. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: GUY FIERI’S DIVE & TACO JOINT! (w/ Ivani Bing & Sam Billen)

    All October Long we're celebrating 6 YEARS of Taco The Town by re-releasing Classic T3 Episodes!! Today we're re-releasing a Classic from back in March of 2019 when Dave and his guests IVANI BING & SAM BILLEN checked out the recently opened GUY FIERI'S DIVE & TACO JOINT in the Power & Light...

  34. BEST OF TACO THE TOWN: EL CAMINO REAL! (w/ Lydia Schneider & Annie Harrigan)

    This month we're celebrating THE BEST OF TACO THE TOWN!! All month long we'll be dropping the BEST Episodes from the Past 6 YEARS of T3!! This is our EL CAMINO REAL Episode from December 2017 withy Guests LYDIA SCHNEIDER & ANNIE HARRIGAN!

  35. Episode 200: 200th EPISODE!! TACO BOAT PARTY EDITION!! (w/ Taco The Town All Stars & Chef Fernanda Reyes from Taco Naco)

    This is it! The BIG 200th EPISODE & SEASON 2 FINALE OF TACO THE TOWN! And we're doing something we've never done before...WE'RE EATING TACOS ON A BOAT! That's right, we're out on a lake (Lakewood Lake in Lee's Summit, MO), eating some tasty TACO NACO Tacos with some TACO THE TOWN ALL STARS! We've...

  36. Episode 199: SENORITA MARGARITA in The Crossroads! (w/ Jocelyn Nixon & Andrew Woody from The Creepy Jingles!)

    In the penultimate episode of T3 Season 2, we taste test the tasty tacos and margaritas at SENORITA MARGARITA in the Crossroads with Jocelyn Nixon and Andrew Woody from the KC Rock Band THE CREEPY JINGLES! They recap their recent tour of Arkansas and reveal some haunted happenings at some creepy...

  37. Episode 198: MISSION TACO JOINT-PARK PLACE! On Location! (w/ Ivani Bing & Justin Bradley)

    This week we're checking out another of the newest taco Spots in the town by taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new MISSION TACO JOINT at Park Place in Leawood with our special guests IVANI BING (from Magic 107.3 & Fox 4 News Entertainment Reporter) and JUSTIN BRADLEY (General Manager of...

  38. Episode 197: BARRIO TAQUERIA! On Location! (w/ Danielle ”KC NASA Lady” Jones & Fox 4’s Marcus Officer!)

    This week we're ON LOCATION in Martini Corner but we're not sippin' martinis...we're taste testing the tasty tacos at the brand new BARRIO TAQUERIA (in the former Sol Cantina building) with our special guest Taco Reviewers 'KC NASA Lady' DANIELLE JONES & Fox 4 Morning News Reporter MARCUS…

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  39. Episode 196: CALAVERAS! On Location! (w/ Katie & Wayne Hutcherson from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast)

    We're hitting the 'Burbs, Lee's Summit to be exact, well OK we're really in Beautiful Downtown Lee's Summit at CALAVERAS to try some tasty tacos with KATIE & WAYNE HUTCHERSON from the SATURDAYS IN SUBURBIA Podcast! (SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW NOW!) The Hutchersons tell us about their podcast, living in…

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  40. Episode 195: MARGARITA MADNESS!! SUMMER SPECIAL! (w/ Heather & Kaityana Villines)

    This week's edition of T3 can only go by 1 TITLE: It's MARGARITA MADNESS!! That's right, we're matching up 8 of KC's TOP MARGARITAS in a Bracket Showdown to determine who has the TOP TAKE HOME MARGARITA in the Town!! We've got the Southwest Boulevard Region vs. the 39th St/Brookside & Beyond...

  41. Episode 194: TAQUERIA LA NUEVA-WESTPORT! On Location! (w/ Shuchi Singh & Will Francis)

    We're back in WESTPORT checking out the new TAQUERIA LA NUEVA location (in the old Nichols Lunch spot) with Special Guest Taco Reviewers SHUCHI SINGH (Stand Up Comic, Improviser, Sketch Comic and KC Roller Warrior) & WILL FRANCIS (Stand Up Comic, Teacher, Lego Maniac and Youtube Series "The…

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  42. Episode 193: TORTILLA RANCH! On Location! (w/ Brittany Tilander & Patrick Moore from The Brittany & Patrick Show)

    This week we are back in Mission, Kansas at the beautiful new Tortilla Ranch location with special guests BRITTANY TILANDER & PATRICK MOORE from The Pitch's THE BRITTANY & PATRICK SHOW Podcast! Brittany & Patrick (Yes, THAT Brittany & Patrick) tell us about their new podcast (currently up for…

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  43. Episode 192: MOLCAJETE’S! On Location! (w/ The Whips)

    T3 once again hits the nearby tasty taco town of Lawrence, KS to check out MOLCAJETE'S Tacos & Tequila on Mass Street with the KC/Lawrence area's Funk/Pop/Soul Quartet THE WHIPS! The boys (Max, Coop, Quinn & Miles) tell us about their new single 'I'M BEGGIN' (which we play on the episode) and…

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  44. Episode 191: GUY’S BROADWAY BODEGA! On Location! (w/ KC Twitter Legends Jeremy ’@GuysSnacks’ Smith, Danielle ’@danielleRoyalKC’ Nelsen & Chris ’@theFakeNed’ Kamler)

    This week we gathered three KC Twitter Celebs JEREMY '@GuysSnacks' SMITH, DANIELLE '@danielleRoyalKC' NELSON & CHRIS '@TheFakeNed' KAMLER to taste test the tasty tacos at the new GUY'S BROADWAY BODEGA in the Crossroads and talk everything KC from the Royals to the the NFL Draft to the possible…

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  45. Episode 190: BABA’S PANTRY! (w/ Anna May Smith & Kate Haugan)

    This week T3 checks out the special tacos at one of the top 50 new restaurants in the US in 2022 according to Bon Appetit Magazine, BABA'S PANTRY!! We are joined by Stand Up Comic & Improviser ANNA MAY SMITH and Indian Buffet Fanatic/Former Comedy Improviser/Current Accountant KATE HAUGAN (in her...

  46. Episode 189: ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI’S! TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN! (w/ Cynthia Malone & Jared Dunn)

    It's our Annual Spring TACO THROWDOWN SHOWDOWN this week on the podcast where we pit two chain restaurant's tacos against each other in a titanic tortilla tussle! This week it's ON THE BORDER vs. CHILI'S! Local influencer/wine lover CYNTHIA MALONE is in Chili's corner and Real Estate Agent with…

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  47. Episode 188: CHEF TITO’S! On Location! (w/ Joanna De Leon & Jerry Rapp from THE MAESTROS and special appearance by Chef Tito himself!)

    This week we take the show for a trip up North...NORTH KC, that is!! We're sampling the tasty tacos at CHEF TITO's with special guests from KC's Award Winning Musical Improvisation Comedy Troupe THE MAESTROS (maestroskc.com) JOANNA DE LEON & JERRY RAPP! They tell us about their upcoming show at…

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  48. Episode 187: TACO HANGOVER! ON LOCATION! (w/ Jeremy Danner & Sara Harper)

    Anyone else having a Chiefs Super Bowl Celebration Hangover? We are too! But we're also having a taco hangover at another new KC Taco Spot called...TACO HANGOVER in Shawnee, Kansas! We're checking it out this week with special guest Taco Reviewers JEREMEY DANNER from 4 Hands Brewing & Taco…

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  49. Episode 186: TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL! On Location! (w/ Burlesque Downtown Underground’s Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea ’Whiskey Go Go’ Anglemyer)

    This week we're checking out one of the newest Taco spots in the KC area, TACOS 4 LIFE GRILL, with special Taco Reviewer guests Madame Marisa MacKay & Chelsea "Whiskey Go Go" Anglemyer from KC's Burlesque Downtown Underground! We taste test done tasty tacos and the guests tell us about their...

  50. Episode 185: BRIARCLIFF BARRIO! On Location for KC Restaurant Week! (w/ Stephen Taylor & Kailee Karr)

    It's KC Restaurant Week and we're hitting up the new BRIARCLIFF BARRIO up North with special Taco Reviewers KC Stand Up Comics STEPHEN TAYLOR & KAILEE KARR! We chat about the KC Comedy scene, this past October's first Fountain City Comedy Festival but mostly we Taco 'bout Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz...

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